The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1887-03-15

r.. Brookly, y. u, Mar. S.--Henry Ward
Beechers W hose Rame has long since beea
recorded in history side by side. The great
orators and thinkers q: the world, died at
bis Brooklyn hone at g;S0 this morning,
unconscious, AT least TO mortal eyes, that
his soul was becoming a parE of"the here
after Of which he had often spoken - elo-
quentiy. " ' =. ,.---.--- 90! r-.-
Henry Ward beecher was born at Itch
field. Conn, june II. 1919. He graduated
at Amherst college In 1884, aud studied
theology at Lane seminary In 1857 he
become pastor a Presbyterian church at
Iawreneeburg, and In 4 $50 at Indianap
rolis. Ind La lS47 he received
a .. cali iron the Plymoath church, a
neS Congregationalist organization in
Brooklyn, y. y. Here almost from The
outset he began TO acquire that reputation
AS pulpit orator which has be N main
tainted ard Increased during almost hall
a century. The church and congregation
under his charge was probably the largest
i'm America. He had always discarded
the mere conyentionalities OF the clerical
profession. In his view humor had a
place i'm = sermon as Welt as argumeat and
drawing his material from every
sphere of human life and thought
and his manner. was highly
dramatic Though his keen sense
OF humor continually manifested itself
the prevailing impression given by his
discourses was one Of intense earneStneSs.
The cardinal idea of his creed was that
christianity was not series OF philoSoph-
ieal or metaphysical dogmas. but rule OF
lie In every phase. Hence he never hest
tated to discuss from the pulpit the great
social and political questions of the day
such as slavery, fntempsrance, licentiotIs-
ness, the lust for power, and the greed for
gain. He was an enthusiast In music, a
connoisseur in art, lover Of flowers and
animals. Apart from his purely profes-
ioual labOrs, he was popular
lecturer in lycenms, and orator at
public meetings. Before beginning
to preach he edited for a year
1880 a newspaper, the Cincinnati journal,
and while pastor al indianapolis an agri-
cultural ioui nal, his contributions 10 which
were afterward published under the tit e,
"Fruits, Flowers and Farming For
nearly twenty years he was an editorial
contributor to the Independent, a weekly
journal published in New York, and from
1861 to 1868 Its editor his contributions
TO this were signed with !, and many OF
them were collected and published as The
Star Papers" Since 1870 he has been
editor OF the Ctristian E'uioa, weekly
newspaper pub iShed in New YoIk. His
regular weekly sermons. as taken down by
stenngrapheTs. have been printed since
1859, and now (lSS7I form thirty volumes
under the title of "The Plymouth Pulpit"
besides these he has Published TLecturei
to Young Men," ''Indnstry and Idleness;
Life Thoughts" two series edited by Ed
ma Dean Proctor and. Augusta Moore
Sermons. on Liberty and War" "The
plymouth Collection !. Of Hymns and
Tunes" Norwood" a novel, originally
published in the New York Ledger, to
which he was constant contributor
"Sermsns, from Published! and ,Unpub'
Iished Discourse Y vp's., 1870; Life Of
Christ" q vols, lS7l-2); yale Lecture:
and. Preaching" (iS72y; "The Strike and
its Lessons ClS7S); '-'' DoctrinaIi Be-
liefs and Unbeliefs,|' 1882; 'fCom
memoratiye i DiscUurses on Wen
dell Phillips" lSS4l; ga eirsuit OF the
Continent" being an, account of his trip
through the west and south llSs4j3:i3 and
aLetters to the Soldiers and Sailors (lSS6,
reprinted with introduction, 1854. oIn
1858 he visited Great Britain, With a spec
ial view 20 disabuss the public, in, .Fegard
to the issues OF 0sr civil . war. :. His
speeches exerted wide influence in, chang
ing popular sentiment, which had been
strongly in favor Of The southern oeohfed-
ieracy. They were published in 1Sondon.
Last year he aga:n visited England aus
met with an enthusiastic receptions sdT